Margaret Audley, Duchess of Norfolk

Margaret Howard (born Audley)

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Birth: Mar 2 1545 - Walden, Essex, England Death: Jan 10 1564 - Norwich, Norfolk, England Parents: Thomas Audley, Elizabeth Audley (born Grey) Husband: Thomas Howard Son: Thomas Howard

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Margaret Audley was one of the wealthiest young women in England when she was married at thirteen to Lord Henry Dudley (1531-August 27,1557), younger son of the duke of Northumberland. The only child of Thomas Audley, 1st baron Audley (1488-April 30,1544) and Elizabeth Grey (c.1510-c.1564), she had inherited lands worth £1000 per annum, including Cree Church Place in London and Audley End on the outskirts of Saffron Walden. These were confiscated when the duke was found guilty of treason and executed. Henry Dudley was restored in blood on July 5,1556 and his wife's lands were returned, but he died in France after the Battle of Saint Quentin the following year. Early in 1558, Margaret was betrothed to Thomas Howard, 4th duke of Norfolk (March 10,1538-June 2,1572), but they were obliged to wait for a papal dispensation to wed since his first wife had been Margaret’s first cousin. They were still waiting when Queen Mary died and Queen Elizabeth succeeded, restoring Protestantism to England. They wed quietly, without the dispensation, during the first days of the new reign and Parliament ratified the marriage in March, 1559. After participating in the coronation, Margaret and her new husband retired to Kenninghall and did not return to London until the following autumn. The marriage appears to have been a love match and produced four children, Elizabeth (1560-d. yng), Thomas (1561-1626), Margaret (1562-1591), and William (December, 1563-1640). So great was Margaret’s desire to rejoin her husband for Christmas in 1563 that she left Audley End when she was still weak from childbirth. She caught a chill on the journey and died at Norwich on January 10, 1564. Portraits: by Hans Eworth, 1562, a companion piece to one of her husband.

2nd wife of the 4th Duke of Norfolk and daughter of Thomas Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden. She died in childbirth.

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Parents:

 Thomas Audley (1488 - 1544)

Spouse:

 Thomas Howard (1538 - 1572)*

Children:

 Margaret Howard Sackville (____ - 1591)*

 Thomas Howard (1561 - 1626)*

 William Howard (1563 - 1640)*

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Burial: St Michael Churchyard Framlingham Suffolk Coastal District Suffolk, England

Created by: julia&keld Record added: Jan 29, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 33372163